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niyad

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42. Offense taken. Could we PLEASE stop using sexist slurs for women's
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 10:46 PM
Jan 17

genitalia as synonyms for cowardice??? It does NOT matter that the term was widely used when you were growing up. It was sexist and offensive then, and even more so now that most people know better. Your pre-emptive excuse is just that, an excuse for using a sexist slur.

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Hahahaha! EndlessWire Jan 17 #1
I thought the same thing. Obviously these are not manly men. Irish_Dem Jan 17 #2
He's afraid for his HAIR BonnieJW Jan 17 #20
If he'd stop by here, I have an air stapler that would hold it down. Considering what is under the hair, no harm done... usaf-vet Jan 17 #21
You might have to clean up any shit that splatters, though. The Mouth Jan 17 #43
Point taken! usaf-vet Jan 17 #44
His little hands and other body parts will take a chill. Irish_Dem Jan 17 #22
The FIC (Felon in Chief) elect is a wuss who is wnylib Jan 17 #23
I like it! Or FOTUS. eom BComplex Jan 17 #25
That wet diaper could get cold out there in frigid temps. badhair77 Jan 17 #31
Probably wouldn't stink quite so bad. rubbersole Jan 18 #46
President-elect VonShitzInPantz red dog 1 Jan 17 #34
Yeah they're not talking about the parade LSparkle Jan 18 #53
I'd rec this a thousand times if I could. That is exactly the reason it's being moved indoors. lark Jan 18 #51
That would reduce the size of the crowd to the size of his hands BOSSHOG Jan 17 #3
So right. More people attended the January 6th insurrection than will attend the Baitball Blogger Jan 17 #5
Aww give the frail old felon a break. StarryNite Jan 17 #4
No ChazInAz Jan 18 #55
Temps 20F and a little snow. I'm getting my house & car ready today for 5 days of subzero (8-10 below zero F), wind hlthe2b Jan 17 #6
Hey, I'm just measuring him by his own yardstick. Baitball Blogger Jan 17 #7
Grab him by the "wimp"... (I almost said stick--ewwww) hlthe2b Jan 17 #8
did you really mean mushroom? IzzaNuDay Jan 17 #26
Too small to get ahold of anyway. wnylib Jan 17 #28
Micro surgery tweezers,... magicarpet Jan 17 #36
The greatest yardstick ever seen by mankind BOSSHOG Jan 17 #9
My wife will be pissed. She wanted twodogsbarking Jan 17 #10
Pretty sure it wasn't his call DeepWinter Jan 17 #11
I might have agreed with you, but he undermined more than two centuries of tradition with the Baitball Blogger Jan 17 #13
The inauguration Meme stamped "masculinity": ancianita Jan 17 #12
Me either. William769 Jan 17 #14
But his Hair!!! Ford_Prefect Jan 17 #15
This will almost certainly be the coldest inauguration since Reagans 2nd in 1985. Wiz Imp Jan 17 #16
Shrinkage :) speak easy Jan 17 #17
This little blizzard you speak of .......... KS Toronado Jan 17 #18
Your line about "more white" makes me think, does Trump's repugnant list of Cabinet appointees so far..... EarnestPutz Jan 17 #19
it's just the usual Trump Skittles Jan 17 #24
Worried about "shrinkage"? jls4561 Jan 17 #27
I'm surprised he didn't try and stage it down in Mar a Lardo. NBachers Jan 17 #29
Such wimps. paleotn Jan 17 #30
He got a note from his personal doc toa avoid the cold......bone spurs actining up. Ping Tung Jan 17 #32
So much for Talk-Shit Masculinity lame54 Jan 17 #33
Right! Be a Bernie thinkingagain Jan 17 #35
Pussy. No offense. The term was widely used when I grew up. Evolve Dammit Jan 17 #37
Offense taken. Could we PLEASE stop using sexist slurs for women's niyad Jan 17 #42
it is offensive Skittles Jan 18 #45
They are just scared of another Meme wave feat: Senator from Vermont Bernie All Cozy and Bundled Up !! IbogaProject Jan 17 #38
I was looking forward to a William Henry Harrison outcome damit. nt doc03 Jan 17 #39
Bazinga yellow dahlia Jan 17 #40
... orangecrush Jan 17 #41
🤣🤣🤣 Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 18 #47
... C0RI0LANUS Jan 18 #48
Repost this on Jan. 20th. Baitball Blogger Jan 18 #49
I Cant Take Credit For It, But DAngelo136 Jan 18 #50
First time listening to Roland Martin. Baitball Blogger Jan 18 #52
While that SOB is spouting his bullshit in the Rotunda someone in the MSM should show the doc03 Jan 18 #54
His first grift of his administration! Now he pockets all the payola for the travelingthrulife Jan 18 #56
I know, right? Baitball Blogger Jan 18 #57
Canada Sends Their Regards Deep State Witch Jan 18 #58
Is it a surprise? isitreal Jan 18 #59
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